News tagged ‘bittorrent’
Tuesday, 7 Aug 2012
Popular Torrent Website Demonoid Shut Down by Police
Popular BitTorrent website, Demonoid, has been shut down by Ukranian police. The biggest surprise though, is that it has been revealed that politics are to blame.
Thursday, 19 Jul 2012
Despite Ban on The Pirate Bay, BitTorrent Traffic Actually Increased
Despite a ban on The Pirate Bay in the UK and the Netherlands, ISPs reveal that BitTorrent traffic has actually remained the same or increased.
Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012
The Pirate Bay Clears Out Its Torrent Files
The Pirate Bay, home to the world's largest stash of torrents, has officially removed all torrent links on their website and replaced them with magnet links. But that doesn't mean that it's the end of torrents.
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012
The Pirate Bay Under Siege
The Pirate Bay is under siege. A court ruling in the UK has judged that the website is guilty of committing copyright infringement, which has sent copyright holders on the offensive as they try to shut the site down.
Tuesday, 7 Feb 2012
Say Goodbye to BTJunkie
One of the largest Bit Torrent search engines BTJunkie has decided to voluntarily shut down operations permanently, before it draws the wrath of the government and copyright holders. Smart move?
Thursday, 20 Jan 2011
BitTorrent Creator Demos New P2P Live Streaming Technology
P2P live streaming isn't a new technology, but BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen has come up with a new implementation that's supposedly more efficient and has a lower latency.
Thursday, 1 Apr 2010
Major BitTorrent Site Likely to Close
After a court order to remove infringing material from its site, IsoHunt is facing a real possibility of closing down.
